Chapter 14 - GRACE'S DECISION
Ethan formally offered Grace the position of Head of Estate Security.
She hesitated.
“I don't know if I want another permanent security job.”
“You wouldn't just be security.”
“What would I be?”
“Lily's guardian advocate.”
Grace looked at him.
“I am not a parent.”
“I know.”
“I don't want to replace one.”
“I don't need you to.”
Ethan lowered his voice.
“I need someone who will tell me when I'm wrong.”
Grace smiled.
“That might be the hardest part of the job.”
“I know.”
She looked through the window.
Lily was sitting on the grass, teaching the puppy to shake.
Grace watched her for several seconds.
“Why me?”
“Because you protected her before you knew what she was worth.”
Grace turned back.
“That shouldn't matter.”
“It matters to me.”
She thought carefully.
Then she signed.
Not because the salary was enormous.
Not because the Caldwell name carried power.
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Because Lily needed someone who would never measure her value by the shares attached to her name.
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